Listening To Sirius Radio - Pioneer VSX 1020 Operating Instructions Manual

05 Basic playback
Once you've purchased a SIRIUS tuner you'll
need to activate it and subscribe to begin
enjoying the service. Easy to follow installation
and setup instructions are provided with the
SIRIUS tuner. There are a variety of
programming packages available, including
the option of adding "The Best of XM"
programming to the SIRIUS service. The "Best
of XM" service is not available to SIRIUS
Canada subscribers at this time. Please check
with SIRIUS Canada for any updates using the
numbers and web address below.
Family friendly packages are also available to
restrict channels featuring content that may be
inappropriate for children.
To subscribe to SIRIUS, U.S. and Canadian
customers can call 1-888-539-SIRI (1-888-539-
7474) or visit sirius.com (US) or
siriuscanada.ca (Canada).
SIRIUS, XM and all related marks and logos are
trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its
subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Service not
available in Alaska and Hawaii.
• Press SIRIUS to switch to the SIRIUS input.
For best reception, you may need to move the
SiriusConnect™ tuner antenna near a window
(refer to the manual for the SiriusConnect™
Home tuner for antenna placement
recommendations).
• If after pressing SIRIUS the display shows
Antenna Error, try disconnecting the
antenna and reconnecting.
shows Check Sirius Tuner, check the
connection of the AC adapter and this
receiver to the SiriusConnect™ tuner.
Note
1 • In order to activate your radio subscription, you will need the SIRIUS ID (SID) which uniquely identifies your tuner.
The SID may be found on a sticker located on the packaging, or on the bottom of the tuner itself. The label will have
a printed 12-digit SID number. When you have located the SID, write it down in the space provided near the end of
this manual. Contact SIRIUS on the internet at: https://activate.siriusradio.com
• Follow the prompts to activate your subscription, or you can also call SIRIUS toll-free at 1-888-539-SIRIUS (1-888-
539-7474).
• Select 0 (SIRIUS ID) from the GUI screen to check the Radio ID of the SIRIUS Connect tuner (see Selecting channels
and browsing by genre below).
2 You can check the strength of reception in Using the SIRIUS Menu on page 55.
3 It's easiest if you have your TV switched on to take advantage of the GUI screens. You can, however, use just the front
panel display to do everything if you prefer.
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Listening to SIRIUS Radio

After connecting, you will be able to use this
receiver to select channels and navigate
categories using the GUI screen.
Selecting channels and browsing by genre
From the SIRIUS Channel Guide, you can
browse SIRIUS Radio channels in the order
that they appear, or you can narrow your
channel search by genre.
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Guide, then navigate through the channels
one at time with /, then press ENTER to
listen to the SIRIUS radio broadcast.
• To browse by genre, first press
• To cancel and exit any time, press
• You can select channels directly by
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• You can press DISP to change SIRIUS
• The currently selected channel is
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If the display
Press / to enter the SIRIUS Channel
CATEGORY, use / to select a genre,
then press ENTER.
RETURN.
Tip
pressing D.ACCESS, then the three-digit
channel number.
Radio information in the front panel
display.
automatically chosen (without pressing
ENTER) after 10 seconds.
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